Michael Dedek

Michael Dedek is a Part-Time Lecturer in English at Northeastern University’s College of Social Sciences and Humanities. He has taught first-year writing and advanced writing courses at the university since 2007, serving students across diverse academic disciplines including business, engineering, and sciences.

• PhD in Rhetoric & Composition, Northeastern University

His research focuses on curriculum change and linguistic diversity in writing programs, emphasizing the challenges of ‘superdiversity’ in U.S. writing education. He co-authored a key publication on this topic in 2018, reflecting his commitment to adapting writing instruction for multilingual and multicultural contexts.

Dedek’s teaching includes courses such as Advanced Writing in the Business Professions, Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions, and specialized writing instruction for multilingual students. His work addresses audience analysis, critical research, peer review, and revision across academic, professional, and public genres.

For direct inquiries, he can be contacted at m.dedek@northeastern.edu.